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Fire Sweeps Through Hollywood Apartments Displacing Twenty-Two
West Bureau
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
HOLLYWOOD - A fire involving vehicles in a carport quickly spread to a pair of apartment buildings in Hollywood late Wednesday afternoon, briefly trapping and injuring one woman, and displacing twenty-two residents. The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was notified by the first of several 9-1-1 callers at 5:21…
Celebration of Life: LAFD Firefighter/Paramedic Valerie L. Roberts
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
SAN PEDRO - The men and women of the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ have been deeply saddened by the death of active duty Firefighter/Paramedic Valerie L. Roberts on May 20, 2023.  Firefighter/Paramedic Roberts began her LAFD career on February 16, 1993. She was assigned to the Department's Quality…
Firefighters Hold Damage To One Building And Spare Two Others in Westlake
LAFD Spokesperson: Margaret Stewart
WESTLAKE - When an early morning blaze ripped through a vacant structure, firefighters battled the fire on multiple fronts and successfully saved a four story apartment building and large church. At 2:46AM on July 10, 2023 the Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ City Fire Department responded to 2422 West 7th Street in Westlake…
Firefighters Evacuate Businesses and Residences While Fighting Downtown Blaze
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ City Firefighters battled a Downtown structure fire, which began as a large outside rubbish fire which spread to several businesses in a row of commercial buildings, that had occupied residential units across the second floor. Firefighters arrived to the Flower District of Downtown…
LAFD Arson Investigators and LAPD Detectives Facilitate Arrest of Fairfax Arson Suspect
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
FAIRFAX - During the months of May and June (2023), residents noticed a string of fires in the Fairfax district of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½. LAFD Arson Investigators interviewed witnesses, combed through debris, reviewed security camera footage, and collected evidence from the cluster of fires in the area. Working…
LAFD Welcomes Graduates of Recruit Training Academy Class 2022-4
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
PANORAMA CITY - The men and women of ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Recruit Training Academy Class 2022-4 celebrated their class graduation on June 15, 2023, as they became proud probationary members of the LAFD. [Video by John McCoy] Friends and family of the graduates were joined by City of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½â€¦
Scholarship Fund Selects Five LAFD Merit Scholars For 2023 Grants
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Scholarship Fund (LAFDSF) has announced its Class of 2023 Merit Scholars, who were honored at a June 13, 2023 ceremony at the ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½'s Frank Hotchkin Memorial Training Center in Elysian Park. Event Photo Album   The LAFDSF, established…
LAFD CONDUCTING MULTI-AGENCY BRUSH FIRE TRAINING IN FOOTHILLS
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
TUJUNGA CANYONS - LAFD has organized a multi-agency brush fire exercise near the ANF Little Tujunga Hotshots Station on June 7 - 8, 2023. Five local agencies will be joining LAFD to participate (ANF, LACoFD, Burbank FD, Glendale FD, and Pasadena FD). There are many areas that multiple agencies respond together,…
Collapse At Pacoima Work Site Kills One, Injures Two
LAFD Spokesperson: Nicholas Prange
PACOIMA - Firefighters responded to three men involved in a wall collapse at a construction site, which killed one and sent two to the hospital. Your ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ was summoned to a Technical Rescue on the 10500 block of North Glenoaks Boulevard in the Pacoima neighborhood of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½â€¦
LAFD Recognizes Contributions of Battalion Chief Michael Flynn and His Father
LAFD Spokesperson: Brian Humphrey
LOS ANGELES - The City of Los ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Fire Commission formally recognized ÃÛÌÒ´«Ã½ Battalion Chief Michael Flynn and his father, Patrick Flynn, on June 6, 2023, for their exceptional contributions in the development of the current high-tech radio system used Department-wide. â€¦
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